AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA
Revision First Terminal 2016-17
CLASS VIII
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
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General Instructions :
(a) This paper is divide into 4 sections
Section A (Reading)
Section B (Writing)
Section C (Grammar)
Section D (Literature)
(b) Answer all questions.
(c) Do not write anything on the question paper
(d) All answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet
provided to you.
(e) Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
(f) Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
(g) Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the
word limit.
SECTION - ‘A’ (READING)
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
1. Garbage cans are not magical portals. Trash does not disappear when you toss it in a can. Yet,
the average American throws away an estimated 1,600 pounds of waste each year. If there are
no magic garbage fairies, where does all that trash go? There are four methods to managing
waste: recycling, landfilling, composting, and incinerating. Each method has its strengths and
weaknesses. Let's take a quick look at each.
2. Recycling is the process of turning waste into new materials. For example, used paper can be
turned into paperboard, which can be used to make book covers. Recycling can reduce
pollution, save materials, and lower energy use. Yet, some argue that recycling wastes energy.
They believe that collecting, processing, and converting waste uses more energy than it saves.
Still, most people agree that recycling is better for the planet than landfilling.
3. Landfilling is the oldest method of managing waste. In its simplest form, landfilling is when
people bury garbage in a hole. Over time the practice of landfilling has advanced. Garbage is
compacted before it is thrown into the hole. In this way more garbage can fit in each landfill.
Large liners are placed in the bottom of landfills so that toxic garbage juice doesn't get into the
ground water. Sadly, these liners don't always work. Landfills may pollute the local water supply.
Not to mention that all of that garbage stinks. Nobody wants to live next to a landfill. This makes
it hard to find new locations for landfills.
4. As landfill space increases, interest in composting grows. Compositing is when people pile up
organic matter, such as food waste, and allow it to decompose. The product of this
decomposition is compost. Compost can be added to the soil to make the soil richer and better
for growing crops. While composting is easy to do onsite somewhere, like home or school, it's
hard to do after the garbage gets all mixed up. This is because plastic and other inorganic
materials must be removed from the compost pile or they will pollute the soil. There's a lot of
plastic in garbage, which makes it hard to compost on a large scale.
5. One thing that is easier to do is burning garbage. There are two main ways to incinerate waste.
The first is to create or harvest a fuel from the waste, such as methane gas, and burn the fuel.
The second is to burn the waste directly. The heat from the incineration process can boil water,
which can power steam generators. Unfortunately, burning garbage pollutes the air. Also, some
critics worry that incinerators destroy valuable resources that could be recycled.
6. Usually, the community in which you live manages waste. Once you put your garbage in that
can, what happens to it is beyond your control. But you can make choices while it is still in your
possession. You can choose to recycle, you can choose to compost, or you can choose to let
someone else deal with it. The choice is yours.
A1. Read the following questions and choose the correct option.
1. Recycling is useful as it:
a. saves material
b. reduces pollution
c. uses less energy
d. All of the above
2. Which among the following is not cited in the passage as an issue with landfilling?
a. Landfills are smelly.
b. Usable materials are wasted in landfills.
c. Landfills may pollute the water supply.
d. It is difficult to find locations for landfills.
3. Which best explains why composting is not feasible on a large scale?
a. People wouldn't want to touch all of that gross rotting food.
b. It would smell too bad in densely populated cities.
c. It would attract rodents that would spread disease.
d. Plastic would get into the compost and turn it into a pollutant.
4. The process of incineration is used to__________
a. bury waste materials in a large hole
b. allow waste products to decompose and become fertilizer
c. burn waste materials and harvest the energy
d. turn waste materials into products like book covers
5. Which best expresses the meaning of the method ‘compacted’ as it is used in the passage?
a. Garbage is burned before it is thrown in a hole.
b. Garbage is put in trucks before it is thrown in a hole.
c. Garbage is crushed smaller before it is thrown in a hole.
d. Garbage is put in a can before it is thrown in a hole.
6. Which conclusion could best be supported with text from the passage?
a. Each method of waste management has its drawbacks.
b. Recycling is without a doubt the best way to handle waste.
c. Incineration is the best way to process waste.
d. All large cities should create massive compost piles.
A2 Read the following questions and answer in brief.
1. According to the passage, what are the different methods of waste management?
2. On an average how much waste is produced in America?
3. Why are liners placed at the bottom of landfills?
4. Why do some people believe that recycling wastes energy?
2. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
1. Do you have a secret place
No one knows but you;
A quiet spot that’s all your own?
I do!
7. My secret place is hidden
Beside a sparkling stream
Where tall oaks spread out friendly arms
And emeralds ferns gleam.
8. In my secret place, I sit
And watch white clouds sail over;
Honey bees stop to sip
Sweet nectar from wild clover
9. One day for my company
There came a dragonfly;
A turtle climbed upon a rock;
A silver snail trailed by.
10. We shared a common friendship,
But no one said a word.
The close-by murmur of the brook
Was the only sound heard
11. As quietly as my guests came
The three left silently.
Sometimes about each one of them
Promised secrecy.
2.1 Fill in the blanks and complete the summary of the poem by using only one word.
The poet asks the readers if they have a secret place about which no one (a) ___________. The poet’s secret
place is (b) ___________ by the side of a (c)_________________ where tall oaks and (d)________________
grow. He sits and (e) ____________ clouds and honey bees who stop to sip (f)____________ from the flowers.
One day, to give him (g)_____________ there came a dragonfly, (h) ___________ and a snail. Though no one
said a (i) __________________, the poet and the creature shared a common (j) ____________. The only sound
heard was that of a (k) ___________. Each one of them promised (l) ___________ to the author.
2.2 Find out words from the poem which mean the same as words/ phrases given below.
(a) Walked slowly (stanza 4)
(b) A small narrow river (stanza 5)
SECTION – ‘B’ (WRITING)
3.Use the notes given below to write a short biosketch of Swami Vivekananda.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
Birth: January 12, 1863
Death: July 4,1902
Real name: Narendranath Dutta (acquire the name of Swami Vivekananda when he became a monk.)
Early Life: a.lively and naughty child ; good in studies and sports, studied instrumental and vocal music.
b. had the spirit of sacrifies and respect for sanyasis.
Education: a. joined presidency college, Calcutta(1879); joined Scottish church college, Calcutta(1880) – studied
philosophy.
b. Also studied western logic, western philosophy and history of european nature.
Acheivements: a. founder of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
b. Worked for the progress of the poor, the helpless and the downtrodden; very goodorator.
4. Your friend has invited you to his/her birthday party. Write a letter to him/her thanking him /her for the
invitation and accepting it.
5. Write an article on the “Impact of watching television”.
SECTION - ‘C’ (GRAMMAR)
6. Read the following notes about how to make carrot cake and fill in the blanks using passive voice.
How to make carrot cakes
Preheat oven to 180⁰ C
Grease the tin dish
Sieve together flour, baking powder and sodium bicarbonate
Melt some butter in a pan, cool and then add milkmaid to it
Beat the mixture well
Add flour and aerated soda to it
Mix in carrots and nutmeg powder
Pour the batter into dish and bake it
To make carrot cakes, first of all (a)____________________ to 180⁰ C and the (b) __________________.
Next, the flour, baking powder and sodium bicarbonate are sieved together. In a pan some (c)________________
milkmaid is added to it. The mixture (d)______________________ before adding flour and aerated soda to it.
After this, (e)_______________________ in the batter. Finally, the batter (f)_______________________ and
baked.
7. Fill in the blanks by using the appropriate Conjunctions.
a. ……………… Jill betrayed me, I have no hard feelings for her.
b. It was Sunday ………………. the markets were closed.
c. The plants will die …………….you water them.
d. ……………..you help me in my project work, I will take you for a treat.
e. Jack is praised …………….he goes.
f. It is a month …………the holidays began.
g. Mary looked tired …………... she had been working for hours.
h. Mr. Sharma will not pay the rent ……………… he is compelled to do so.
i. Walk quickly, ………….. you will not overtake him.
j. Our hoard is little ………. our hearts are great.
7. Complete the following passage using the appropriate Tenses.
a. I ………….. (meet) Sarthak and Suhani at the New Delhi railway station a few days ago. They …………….(go)
to Banglore and I ………………(go) to Mumbai. We ……………(have) a conversation while we ………………..
(wait) for our respective trains.
b. Vandana ………………. (see) Anupam in the market yesterday but he ………………(not see) Vandana. He
……………… (look) the other way and ………………..(talk) to someone else.
9. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify and write the incorrect
and the correct word.
Incorrect Correct
Insect is such an tiny creature that For e.g an a
it is difficult for believe that it (a) ________ _________
has a circulatory system but has (b) ________ _________
blood into its body. But interestingly (c) ________ _________
insects has a heart, blood and other (d) _________ ________
organs. Insects are find everywhere (e) _________ ________
in a world except in the deep seas (f) _________ _________
10. Rearrange the following words into meaningful sentences.
(a) tend to/ worry about/ most of us/ we take/ the risks/ in life
(b) occur/ factors/ misfortunes/ due to / may/ various
(c) everyday living/ timely/ secure and/ measures/ happy/ can make
SECTION – ‘D’ (LITERATURE)
11. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
(a) “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’s nose from Roman to pug.”
(i) Name the speaker and who is being spoken to?
(ii) Why did the speaker say the above statement?
(iii) What happened after this?
(b) “And out of these, you must contrive
A dwelling large enough for five;
Neat, warm and snug; with comfort stored;
Where five small things may lodge and board.”
(a) What are” these” referred to?
(b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the stanza
(c) Who is being addressed in the above stanza? What does the poet want from him/her?
12. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words.
(a) What did the stranger seek forgiveness from the king?
(b) Why has the poet compared the child to a bird in “The Schoolboy”?
(c) How did the seals contribute in the attack against humans?
(d) What quality of the sparrow does the poet want us to imbibe?
13. Describe how human activities are responsible for the extinction of several species.
14. Imagine you have spent a day in a snow-clad hill station. Write a diary entry in not more than 80 words
about your experience at this place.
